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Photo by: Kate Abbott
Badgers unable to overcome Wildcats
April 12, 2019 | Softball
Fish homers in 4-1 loss to Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 25 Wisconsin softball team dropped its series opener at Northwestern Friday evening, falling 4-1.
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The Badgers (30-6 overall, 7-3 Big Ten) struck first when freshman Jolie Fish smacked a solo home run to center field in the second inning, but were ultimately unable to overcome a patient Northwestern (31-7, 10-0) lineup.
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Ultimately, walks and errors proved costly for UW. Pitchers Kaitlyn Menz and Haley Hestekin gave up a combined nine walks and Wisconsin committed two errors. Only two of Northwestern's four runs were earned.
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Menz and Hestekin also combined for nine strikeouts throughout and allowed only three hits. Â
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The Badgers (30-6 overall, 7-3 Big Ten) struck first when freshman Jolie Fish smacked a solo home run to center field in the second inning, but were ultimately unable to overcome a patient Northwestern (31-7, 10-0) lineup.
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Ultimately, walks and errors proved costly for UW. Pitchers Kaitlyn Menz and Haley Hestekin gave up a combined nine walks and Wisconsin committed two errors. Only two of Northwestern's four runs were earned.
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Menz and Hestekin also combined for nine strikeouts throughout and allowed only three hits. Â
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Notes to Know
- The Badgers outhit Northwestern 4-3.
- Fish tallied her second home run of the season.
- Three of UW's four hits were extra base hits. Stephanie Lombardo and Lauren Foster both tallied doubles in addition to Fish's homer.
On Deck
- The Badgers will close out their series at Northwestern with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Williams, Danielle (20-3)
L: Menz, Kaitlyn (13-3)
Batting:
2B: Lombardo, Stephanie 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1
HR: Fish, Jolie 1
RBI: Fish, Jolie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fish, Jolie 1
SB: Johnson, Taylor 1
CS: Turner, Tyra 1
HBP: Johnson, Taylor 1 ; Turner, Tyra 1
Batting:
RBI: Rudd, Jordyn 1 ; Novak, Lily 1 ; Williams, Danielle 1
SH: Nelson, Maeve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelson, Morgan 1 ; Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Bartz, Emma 1 ; Rudd, Jordyn 1
SB: Bartz, Emma 1 ; Rudd, Jordyn 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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